Bob Wilkinson, president of Earth Island Institute, and Paul Horton and
Rhys Roth, co-directors of Climate Solutions, have announced that
Climate Solutions will become independent of Earth Island Institute
effective April 1, 2003. Climate Solutions joined Earth Island
Institute in 1999 following a merger between Energy Outreach Center, a
Washington-based nonprofit organization, and Atmosphere Alliance, a
long-time Earth Island project.
“Earth Island Institute is an innovative organizational home for many
environmental initiatives,” said Wilkinson. “While many of our projects
have found a long-term home in our network, we have regularly supported
those projects that choose to set off on their own. We are proud of the
considerable accomplishments of Climate Solutions in the four years
since its founding and are confident that it will continue to be a
positive force for change in the future.”
Climate Solutions now becomes a Washington nonprofit corporation and a
501(c)3 organization with the mission of stopping global warming at the
earliest point possible, by helping the Northwest become a leader in
practical and profitable solutions. Paul Horton and Rhys Roth will
continue to share executive responsibilities, with Horton acting as
managing director and Roth as director of strategy and programs.
Since Earth Island’s founding in 1982, some 60 projects have called
Earth Island home, and among the notable projects that have gone on to
independence are Rainforest Action Network, International Rivers
Network, Northern Appalachian Restoration Project, Urban Habitat
Program, Bluewater Network, and Sea Turtle Restoration Project.
“Climate Solutions has been fortunate to work with Earth Island
Institute as a project incubator. The infrastructure support, program
guidance and dynamic community of activists and environmental leaders
has allowed Climate Solutions to mature into a strong, independent
organization,” said Horton. “From the very beginning, we saw Earth
Island’s network approach as consistent with our own commitment to
creating partnerships and meaningful collaborations.”
In the last four years, Climate Solutions has cultivated clean energy
partnerships that bridge traditional political divisions and set the
pace for climate protection worldwide.
“I can’t think of another major environmental organization where we
could have found the freedom, encouragement, and support to create a
project with so much potential for positive change on this critical
global issue,” concludes Roth. “Earth Island fosters innovation and
nurtures fresh ideas.”
For more information about the work of Climate Solutions, please contact Paul Horton (paul@climatesolutions.org) or Rhys Roth, (rhys@climatesolutions.org) (360) 352-1763; or visit www.climatesolutions.org.
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